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Tiger Woods: Nothing Left To Prove

Regardless of where Tiger Woods' career goes from here, we will never see another golfer win at the rate he has.

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Giving Bifurcation Its Due

A large portion of recreational golfers are -- with every mulligan, improper drop and raked four-footer -- de facto bifurcators.

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Tiger's erratic victory lap provides no answers

By John Strege The mystery that Tiger Woods' career has become remains unsolved, the enigma burnished by a quizzical performance even on a course where the outcome seems never in doubt. Woods won the Farmers Insurance Open by four, an impressive margin were it not for the fact that he led by eight and inexplicably (inexcusably?) began spraying the ball to all fields, one of them unplayable. He shot 39 on the back nine Monday, a scattershot finish that extended a trend of them in recent months, even years. Related: How Tiger's swing has changed Yes, he won for the 75th time in his PGA Tour career, second only to Sam Snead's 82, and he now has four victories in his last 10 months. But each of them has come on a course with which he is comfortable and has been successful: Bay Hill, where he has won the Arnold Palmer Invitational seven times, Muirfield Village, where he has won the Memorial Tournament five times, Congressional Country Club, where he has won the AT&T National twice, and now Torrey Pines, where he's now won the Farmers Insurance Open seven times, as well as a U.S. Open and Junior World Championship. Photo by Getty ImagesHis dominance on the coastal San Diego courses and the inevitability of this victory, notwithstanding his Monday hijinks, prompted Graeme McDowell to post this on Twitter: "Was thinking of adding @FarmersInsOpen to my schedule next year. Maybe need to reconsider. Tiger owns the place....#tigerwoodsshow." He does hold the mortgage on Torrey, but to what extent the Tiger Woods Show will travel beyond friendly confines is the mystery that survived his victory at Torrey Pines. There was a time when every course was within his comfort zone, but he has developed an on-again, off-again relationship with his game, an inconsistent streak at odds with his history. His history, too, has included a pair of hallmarks that were on display at Torrey Pines, neither of which he was able to sustain: -- The landslide victory once was part of his repertoire and contributed to his aura: he won the Masters by 12, the U.S. Open by 15, the British Open at eight. Related: Tiger remains golf's top earner En route to a similar outcome, he stumbled, playing the back nine in 39, including a double-bogey at the 15th hole, when his tee shot went left and into an ice plant, leaving him an unplayable lie. -- He was spraying the ball on Sunday afternoon and early on Monday, too, but kept extending his lead by showcasing the other hallmark of his career, his remarkable ability to get the ball in the hole from the unlikeliest of places. He frequently bent his ball around trouble, saving par and even making birdie. "It's always fun watching Tiger in and around the lead and more fun when he scores well from everywhere isn't it?" Brad Faxon wrote on Twitter. Yet the scoring element abandoned him on Monday, turning what ought to have been an encouraging victory into one that failed to exorcise the doubts. It accomplished this much, at least: It snapped golf from its early-season lethargy (or apathy) and provided a reason to begin to look forward to April and possibly a showdown with his new Nike stablemate Rory McIlroy. It was not necessarily a convincing reason, but it's a start. Follow @JohnStrege!function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

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Video: Stacy Lewis discusses Golf Digest Power Balance bands

By GolfDigest.com StaffGolf Digest is partnering with Power Balance wristbands for a new charitable endeavor. With every purchase of a special Golf Digest "Golfers Who Give Back" band, $15 will be donated to The First...

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Golf World Monday: CBS eyes a late finish

From the Jan. 28 issue of Golf World Monday: By Geoff Shackelford Tiger Woods started his final round on Sunday as the sun was setting at Torrey Pines. Photo: Stan Badz/Getty Images As a 74-time winner on the PGA Tour, not much can phase Tiger Woods at this point. And with a six-stroke lead, he probably won't be bothered by having to wait around San Diego all morning to capture his 75th PGA Tour win and seventh Farmers Insurance Open. The reason for today's 11:10 a.m. Pacific Standard Time re-start to the final round? CBS plans to air the tournament completion in the late afternoon hours with a 5:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time finish, knocking out any hope for 16 Farmers cut-makers who had hopes of making it to Phoenix for the Waste Management Open's Monday qualifier. Related: How Tiger's swing has changedThe move is super for golf fans because it means bonus coverage by both Golf Channel and CBS. The late start also lets the tour and networks find out just how many office workers will watch their online streaming coverage which will undoubtedly be watched in workplaces around the country, all in hopes of seeing yet another Tiger Woods victory at Torrey Pines. Follow @GeoffShac !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs");

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Sean Foley: Eyes Inside The Line

Video: What the great putters do: Instead of positioning your eyes directly over the ball, set them several inches to the inside. If you do, you'll make more putts.

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David Leadbetter: Coil For Power

Video: A shorter swing with a tight coil hits it farther than a long swing that pulls you out of your posture.

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Butch Harmon: The Buried Lie

Video: When your ball is buried in a bunker, Here's Butch Harmon's advice on how to tweak your technique to get out.

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Paula Creamer: My Short-Putt Drill

Video: To avoid pulling up on short putts and hitting them weakly, practice putting with only your right hand while your left hangs straight down. This ensures good contact and predictable speed.

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Jim McLean: From 60 Yards Out

Video: Bag your wedge: Use a less lofted club, like a 9-iron, and position the ball in the center of a fairly narrow stance.